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We will put on those pages recipes of Russian hors-d'oeuvres, main courses, desserts and beverages from ancient times to the present.

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Samovar is a pure Russian find for tea. Tea was firstly presented to a Russian tzar by Mongolian khans and later the samovar's "grandfather" came to Russia from Persia.
In old Russia tea quickly became a way of life. Tea was drunk all day long - you could find hot tea sellers on street corners, in trains, in offices, not talking about bars and restaurants.
Samovars were made from nickel, copper, pinchbeck, in special cases - from silver. Skilled masters wanted to astonish customers and made samovars as a real art of work. Samovars were plated with gold, or silver and came in various shapes ("vase", "pear", cubic, many-sided) and sizes depending on their use. Most samovars were small for homes.
In fact, the samovar is an urn in which water is kept boiling for a long time, since charcoal or wood is burned in a vertical pipe through the center that heats water. On the top of the samovar a small teapot was held that provided a strong tea brewing. This tea is usually diluted with hot water from the samovar.
Nowadays Russians still serve tea with samovars quite often, electric ones though. Samovars can be easily found in kitchens, offices, and even cafes. The warmth of Russian samovar tea drinling will melt your heart with fluxing comfort and delight.